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Foley and Lee resigned over similar, if not even less atrocious, circumstances involving lewd and inappropriate communications. They didn't lie about it so blatantly, if at all, either.
Repubs are already where Democrats need to be when it comes to accountability for matters such as this.
Really? what about Vitter?
Why the moral equivalance? We aren't talking about anyone other than Weiner right now, but if you really want to use the "they did too" excuse to justify Weiner's degenerate actions, including contacting a 17 year old high school Junior, then by all means destroy your own credibility as well.
Think about it one of the staunchest libs here has called for his resigination. And he should, then he should be investigated, and if a crime has been committed, arrested and tried.
j-mac
I'm not excusing him, I'm simply saying you can't have it both ways. If you want him to resign, then you should hold everyone to the same standard. Personally, I wouldn't ask a congressman who had sex with his wife's sister. Personal life is largely personal. Now if the same person used staffers to cover it up and bribed people then I would ask for his resignation.
The calls for him to resign are not only coming from both parties in the halls of congress, but in here as well. For that I say to those liberals calling for this, thank you for your commendable pleas.
In that spirit, I at the time think I called for Viter to go, and if I didn't, then I do now. these people, regardless of party are not displaying the ethics to hold their offices.
j-mac
Good for you. Thats what I'm talking about. Keep the same standard.
I will disagree. Right or wrong, simple violations of marriage vows, whether true love or flipping a few Benjamins, are standard man-woman relations. Just ask Bill Clinton.
Texting unknowns with sexual messages and images, and such as phone sex, or any other such similar behavior, is a much more deviant behavior IMMHO.
Really!? A person who actually cheats on his wife is morally superior to someone who role plays?